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D. W. EDWARDS. TURN-OUT 0R SWITCH FUR TROLLBY WIRES.

No. 460,571. Patented 001;. 6, 1891.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL IV. EDIVARDS, OF SAGINAW, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE MURRAYOVERHEAD TROLLEY SWVITOH COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

TURN-OUT OR SWITCH FOR TROLLEY-WIRES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 460,571, dated October6, 1891. I

Application filed October 2, 1890. Serial No. 366,843. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL WV. EDWARDS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Saginaw, county of Saginaw, State of Michigan, have inventeda certain new and useful Improvement in Turn-Outs or Switches forTrolley-WVheels; and I declare the following to be a full, clear,andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in turn-outsor switches for trolley-wheels of electric street cars or railways; andit consists of the devices and appliances, their combinations andarrangements, as hereinafter described and claimed, and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan View of aportion of a main and branch track with electric lines and turnout orswitch indicated. Fig. 2 is a view in perspective showing the under sideof the turn-out or switch, and Fig. 3 isa side elevation thereof.

I carry out my invention as follows:

A A represent the main tracks, and A A branch tracks upon which the carsare to be switched or turned off.

B represents the overhead wire of the main track, and B the overheadwire of the branch line intersecting the wire B at a desired point andat which point my improved switch or turn-out is located. 0 denotes saidturn-out or switch constructed with a central trolleywheel track at oneend, as shown at G, engaged upon a metallic web 0 provided with lateralflanges or tracks. 0 and O diverging at their extremities, as shown, forthe free operation of the trolley-wheel thereupon and in connectiontherewith.

At the end of the web C opposite the single central track 0 twodiverging tracks C and C are located and extended to lead thetrolley-wheel to the right or to the left, as may be required.

0 is a central track.

In locating the switch or turn-out it should go be placed on theoverhead wire a little ahead of the frog. (Shown at D in the track.) If:the turn-out is to the right, the overhead wire of the main track is leda little to the right between the tracks-that is, a little to the rightof the center of the main lineand the switch or turn-out placed just farenough ahead of the frog in the track to cause the trolley-wheel to hugto the side of the turnout in the direction the wheel is to be turnedoff upon the branch wire. In this way, the trolley-wheel hugging to theside of turn-out, the wheel goes readily in the direction desired. Ifthe turn-out is desired to the left of the main line, the position ofthe overhead wire on the main line is led a little to the left of thecenter of the tracks, causing the trolleywheel to hug the left side ofthe turn-out or switch. In this manner the trolleywheel turns offautomatically without the need of being watched. In returning to themain line from a switch or turn-out the trolley-wheel returns to themain overhead wire with equal facility. The trolley-wheel will thus goin the desired direction without any trouble.

When the trolley-wheel is thus led-for example, to the right side of theswitch or turnout-it will ride on the track 0 at the side of the web andthence onto the track 0 hen led to the left, the trolley-wheel ridesfrom the main Wire upon the track 0 at the side of the web and thenceonto the track 0 and to the branch wire.

The turn-out may be supported in any desired mannelgas upon thetrolley-wires, the same being held to the wires by clips, (indicated atc.) A tie-wire may also be wound about the end of the track and thewires B B, respectively, as shown at c, the track being notched for thispurpose, as shown at 0 The trolley-wires pass above the turn-out, asshown in Fig. 3 more particularly, Fig. 1 being simply a diagram view.

E and E represent cross-bars engaged upon the ends of the web, to whichguy-wires may be attached. The trolley-wire preferably passes under saidcross-bars.

What I claim as my invention is The Combination, with the main andbranch allel with the switelrtraek of the cm, substanoverheml wires of atrolley system for electric tially as set forth. [0 cars, of a tnrn-outor switch forming the inln testimony whereof I sign thisspecificaterseetion of said branch wire with the main tion in thepresence of two witnesses.

5 wire, said main wire led to ezwh end of the DANIEL \V. EDWARDS. switchor turn-out at an acute angle to the \Vitnesses: main track of the car,and the branch Wire ROBERT N. \VILSON,

led from the overhead switch or turn-out par- JOHN MITCHELL.

